Server-side includes in css

I am trying to incorporate server-side includes for my nav.
links. I created the website using css. I am able to preview the
navigationals (with proper links when I hovered) with F12 iexlorer,
but when I upload everything and view it from IE, Mozilla, etc.
they aren't there. My left nav. is totally blank.
I am very new to web making and learned what I could from
internet sites. Here are examples of my ssi code:
My index page has a php extension (index.php) and has this
inserted for the include:
<?php include("menu.html");?>
menu.html looks like:
<ul>
<li><a href="index.php">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="searchplans.php">Search Plans
</a></li>
<li><a href="modifydesign.php">Modify
Design</a></li>
<li><a href="designpricing.php">Design
Pricing</a></li>
<li><a href="purchaseplan.php">Purchase
Plan</a></li>
<li><a href="contactus.php">Contact
Us</a></li>
</ul>
I know that my server supports ssi, because I previously
created a very basic site (not using css) using shtm extensions and
an includes folder. When I called them they said that they support
php too, but thought it was a problem with my settings in
Dreamweaver.
If you have any advice, I would be very grateful. I am
banging my head on this one.

Be sure to upload menu.html to your server.
HTH,
Randy
> <?php include("menu.html");?>

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